R. Dean Davenport

Adjunct Faculty

"Plato argued that a lack of ethics indicates a lack of education. I believe that
students must obtain a solid understanding of the principles of ethical reasoning
and decision-making before their education can be considered complete. Many of the
challenges we face today in the areas of corporate finance, healthcare, and public
policy are at root a failure of ethics."

Education

Ph.D.

Baylor University

J.D.

Texas Tech University

M.A.

Baylor University

B.S.

Georgetown College

Books

Patriarchy and Politics: An Evaluation of the Religious, Political & Social Thought
of Sir Robert Filmer (1588-1653) and Robert Lewis Dabney (1820-1898). Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Müller & Co., 2010

Highlighted Publications

"Review of Rallying the Really Human Things: The Moral Imagination in Politics, Literature,
and Everyday Life," by Vigen Guroian. Journal of Church and State 48:4 (Autumn 2007): 880-81.

"Review of Explaining the English Revolution: Hobbes and His Contemporaries," by Mark
S. Jendrysik. Journal of Church and State 47:1 (Winter 2005): 170-72.

"A Theological Perspective on the Rise of Poverty in America." The Remedy for Poverty: Essays on the Moral Foundation of Effective Charity, with an Introduction by Marvin Olasky. Grand Rapids: The Acton Institute, 1996.